Desistance and Persistence: Women and Habitual Violence in Late Victorian and Edwardian England

Historicized research on female habitual criminality provides insight into the interactions and struggles of marginalized women. Female recidivists, forming a large proportion of habitual offenders, prompted fears among Victorian and Edwardian contemporaries over the efficacy of the justice system....

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Main Author: Di Méo, Grace (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: Women & criminal justice
Year: 2025, Volume: 35, Issue: 6, Pages: 426-443
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Keywords:
Violent Crime
Recidivism
habitual offending
Female offending
Criminal Justice System